"Let it go?"
Rodney stood in front of me. His eyes dimmed. He spread his arms and leaned against the sofa, staring at me without blinking.
I nodded.
He was silent for a moment. "You slept with Valentin?"
"It has nothing to do with Valentin." I glanced at the steaming chicken soup in the bowl and wiped away the upset in my heart. "I will remember how good you were to me. I thank you, and I will repay you."
I stood.
Rodney grabbed my wrist.
It hurt.
He was angry.
Rodney was always good to me, but betrayal was betrayal. So was betrayal of the body.
I took a deep breath. "I want to find a job. In the future, I'll move out."
"I've said it before. From now on, you can only be by my side. You cannot go anywhere else."
Rodney held me in his arms and said in a tone that was as gentle as
